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yep

American  
[yep] / jɛp /

adverb

Informal.
  1. yes.


yep British  
/ jɛp /
  1. an informal word for yes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of yep

First recorded in 1830–40; see origin at yup

Example Sentences

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“They say, Texas, yep, Florida, yep, and then they guess a bunch of states. And I’m like, ‘No, it’s usually Pennsylvania.’

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

Some Nest owners were surprised to learn that, yep, even if you aren’t paying for cloud storage, your recordings could still be floating around Google servers.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

"I thought, 'Okay, yep, you did it, you heinous individual. You've poisoned them all'."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2025

Which, yep, was a real killer for the Seahawks.

From Seattle Times Dec. 22, 2023

The music and laughter around us sound too loud, and yep, there’s Isabella and Jace.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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